Self-filling fountain pen filling device



May 14, 1935.

H. C. HlTT SELF FILLING FOUNTAIN PEN FILLING DEVICE Filed Feb. 15, 1934INVENTOR hE/YEY C. fi/rr VBY ATTORNEY I This invention relates to afilling device fo'r self-filling fountain pana a .has an an object topro'vide -a filling device adapted to fcoope rate witlrthedntwior*ofanink-containerand makes it possible-to nil seernnnm fountain pen there:

from 'even though the level of the"; ink "supply lawman mannerismswithiriiuth'e bottle is; so the ne k 1mm a A fiirther-object of thisinvention: is to provide may be inexperisively moldemof a single pieceto cooperate an i'nk'flbottle of conventional size,

. l an whicfimay be easilyinserted therein and after: Heine" insertedwill not interfere" with tlie Another object of this' in'vention is toprovide pens but which will not interfere with the use ofthe-immererctner types of pens.

In the accompanying drawing, which-forms part of this specification:

Fig. 1 is a sectional view of an ink bottle and a support within the inkcontainer resting on the;

of this device in operative position thereinj Fig. 2 is a perspectiveview of this device per se.

There is shown at an ink bottle or container of conventional size andshape, and further shown as having a somewhat depleted ink supply 'Htherein. Ordinarily it is difiicult or impossible to satisfactorily filla fountain pen l2: when the ink supply I I is at a low level except bytilting the bottle and the pen, with the probable result of spilling theink and soiling the pen. To obviate this disadvantage and difiiculty thedevice l4, constituting this invention, is provided. This device I4 ispreferably made of an integral piece of soft rubber although, as will beobvious from the description hereinafter, it'need not be of thismaterial, nor necessarily a one-piece unit.

This device I4 includes a tubular throat 15, one end of which l6 is ofsuch material and finish. as to permit the establishment of asubstantially airtight contact with the neck I! other end l8 of thethroat I5 is sup-ported a slight distance above the bottom 19 of thebottle l0. The end l8 may be constricted as at 2B, as shown.

The means for supporting the end I8 above the bottom I9 may preferablyconsist of a cylindrical member 2| having a shoulder?! at its upper endsuificiently yielding and resilient to permit insertion into the bottleID and thereafter to 00-:

operate with the bottom of neck '23 of the ink bottle I0, as shown inFig. 1. The throat I5 is secured at its upper end 16 so as to dependwithin the cylinder 2!. The shouldered end 24 of cylin- 15, r1934; ser lshown in I entering" through 1 opening thereon.

. container.

of the pen I2. The

iords space for the reception of the usual 'cork.

comprisinga cylindrical member integral with operationthei'dvid N Hbottle n and assumes ts-cperstive position a? When -1 is desired to rm'a' sex;

filling' fountaingpen, "such sis-1 2,3 the neck {l1 '2" i thepen is'-inserted into the open end p receives gtmimn throat; "I lie fillinglever 28 s me pl'ilated to h the aperture 21 m me scaem figigy inder 2|,th shoulderetr' gnd What I claimisz- I 4 n 1. An adapter for an inkcontainer, comprising bottom thereof and oflarger diameter nearits upperend than the neck of the ink container, and an impervious hollow memberattached to said support and extending adjacent the bottom; of saidcontainer, said larger diameter portion of the support contacting underthe throat of the ink container providing a substantially secure contactbetween thethroat and bottom of the i pen filling device,, comprising atubular throat having at least one end thereof ofsoft rubber, saidthroat having. a portion of a diameter slightly less thanthe'diameter-of the neck of a fountain pen, the other end of said throatbeing open, and means for supportingsaid other end of said throat in anink container with said other open end spaced a slight distance fromthebottom of the ink'conc tainer, said instrumentalities being insertable,into an ink container whose neck normally a1- 2. A self-filling fountain3. A self-filling fountain pen filling attachment, comprising a throatmember of soft rubber adapted to beinserted within an ink bottle, saidthroat member being adapted'tosnugly receive a neck of the fountainpenwith the point of the pen within saidthroat, v and means for sup- Iporting the other end of said throat slightly 7 above the bottom of-theink bottle, said means said throat,a shoulder at the upper end of said55 mm has replaced f throat and the upper end of said cylindrical memberbeing apertured to relieve the vacuum in the ink bottle.

4. A soft rubber, integral, one-piece device for cooperation with an inkbottle for use with a selffilling fountain pen, comprising a cylindricalmember, a shoulder formed at the upper end-of said cylindrical memberadapted to cooperate with the under side of the neck of the bottle, an"

aperture in said shouldered end of said cylinder, a second aperture inthe other end of said cylinder, and a tubular throat within saidcylinder depending from said cylinder adjacent the shouldered endthereof and ending a slight distance above the other end thereof.

1 5. An article of manufacture comprising a selffiller for fountain penswhen inserted through the mouth of an ink bottle consisting of a softrubber filler member whose upper end is larger than and closes the mouthof the bottle into which it is designed to be'inserted, a verticalv wellextending into the top of the member and adapted to receive the pen,said well having a portion iltting'the pen end of the pen holder, ventmeans on the member for opening to the atmosphere the portion ofthebottle surrounding the member, and said member having means forpermitting ink in the bottle to communicate with thewelLw v 6. Anarticle of manufacture comprising a selffiller 'for fountain pens wheninserted through themouthof-an ink bottle consisting of a soft rubberfiller member whoseupper end is larger than and closes the mouth of thebottle into whichit is designed tobe inserted, a vertical well whoseopen top is accessible through the mouth of the bottle and extendinginto the top of the member and adapted to receive the pen, said wellhaving a portion fitting the pen end of the pen holder, a vent openingin the top of the member for venting to the atmosphere the volume of thebottle surrounding the member, an opening in the bottom of the'well andcommunicating with the contents of the bottle.

'7. An article of manufacture comprising a selffiller for fountain penswhen inserted through the mouth of an ink bottle consisting of a softrubber filler member whose upper end is larger than and closes the mouthof the bottle into which it is designed to be inserted, a vertical wellwhose open top is accessible through the mouth of the bottle andextending into the top of the member, there being a soft-rubber wallsurrounding the well, and an opening in said well through which thecontents of the bottle flows into the'well.

; 8. A soft rubber, integral, one-piece device insertable within an inkbottle for use with a selffilling fountain pen, comprising a member, ashoulder formed at the upper end of said mem-' her for contacting withthe under side of the neck of the bottle, an aperture in said shoulderedend of said member for leading fluid from the neck of the bottle to theinterior of the bottle surrounding the member, a second aperture in theother end of saidmember for leading fluid from the interior of thebottle to a point within the member, and a tubular throat within saidmember depending from said member adjacent the shouldered end. thereofand ending a slight distance above the other end thereof, said throathaving an opening communicating with the fluid receivable through thesecond aperture.

' HENRY c. HI'I'I.

